Charles Spurgeon

1834-1892 19th century

Prayer as a rope pulled from below that makes heaven ring, and joy held even in trial.

Who was Charles Spurgeon?

An English Baptist preacher, from the age of twenty he filled the largest halls of London and built the Metropolitan Tabernacle. Prolific, founder of an orphanage and a pastors' college, he lived all his life with frail health and bouts of depression of which he spoke plainly.

In their own words

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

John Ploughman's Talk (1869)